Sec. 3. (a) The owner of a private property that is adjacent to Lake Michigan does not assume responsibility or incur liability for an injury to an individual or damage to property that:

(1) occurs after June 30, 2020, when an individual is crossing the private property:

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Terms Used In Indiana Code 34-30-19.5-3

  • Case law: The law as laid down in cases that have been decided in the decisions of the courts.
  • owner: means a person that:

    Indiana Code 34-30-19.5-1

  • private property: means a property whose owner is a person other than the state of Indiana. See Indiana Code 34-30-19.5-2
  • Property: includes personal and real property. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
(A) to enter; or

(B) upon leaving;

the area of the beach of Lake Michigan that the public has a vested right to use for recreational purposes; and

(2) is caused by:

(A) an act or omission of a person other than the owner;

(B) an act or omission of the owner, except for an act of the owner constituting intentional misconduct; or

(C) the condition of the property.

     (b) This section does not affect the following:

(1) Existing Indiana case law on the liability of property owners with respect to:

(A) business invitees in commercial establishments; or

(B) invited guests.

(2) The attractive nuisance doctrine.

As added by P.L.164-2020, SEC.61.

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